JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed August 15, 2018
Road Damage From Earthquakes Is Latest Hawaii Volcano Peril for HDOT
HONOLULU (AP) Officials on Hawaii's Big Island, where the Kilauea volcano has been spewing huge amounts of lava for months, are bracing for the possibility that frequent earthquakes will cut off a major highway....
AASHTO - Wed August 15, 2018
Colorado DOT Kicks Off $1.2B Central 70 Highway Project
On Aug. 3, Colorado officially broke ground on its Central 70 Project; the largest construction project in the state and the Colorado Department of Transportation's second public-private partnership....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Wed August 15, 2018
ADOT Begins Phase 2 of $32M I-19/Ajo Way Interchange Project in Tucson
The Arizona Department of Transportation is beginning preliminary work for Phase 2 of the Interstate 19/Ajo Way traffic interchange project. About three months after completing the first phase of improvements to the interchange of Interstate 19 and Ajo Way in Tucson, ADOT crews have begun the second half of the project....
Arizona Department of Transportation - Wed August 15, 2018
South Mountain Freeway Sound Wall 'Fins' Start to Take Shape
Shark Week may be history, but you can see fins along a stretch of the emerging Loop 202 South Mountain Freeway in Ahwatukee, Ariz. Standing at intervals atop the sound wall between 40th and 48th streets, these custom-designed panels resembling fins are decorative accents inspired by some of modern architect Frank Lloyd Wright's early work in Arizona....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 14, 2018
On the Right Track: $55M SR 347 Expansion Over UPRR
A $55 million project in Maricopa, Ariz., is under way, following an extensive traffic and accessibility study. SR 347 is the city's main transportation corridor through the community, serving as a regional connector to major employment and recreation areas....
Jennifer Rupp – CEG Correspondent - Tue August 14, 2018
Bright Future in El Paso With $35M 'Widening and Illumination' Project
Touted as one of Texas's first state projects to be designed entirely in a 3-dimensional environment, the El Paso Widening and Illumination project comes complete with 3D files for construction. The $35 million venture covers 3 mi....
Emily Buenzle - Mon August 13, 2018
Work Begins on $132M I-95 Widening Project
Construction has begun on a portion of I-95 near Fredericksburg, Va. The $132 million project will help alleviate traffic jams with three new southbound lanes over the Rappahannock River, WTOP reported....
Colorado Department of Transportation - Wed August 01, 2018
CDOT Announces Next Steps for I-25 South Gap Project
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) signed the official Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on the I-25 South Gap Project. The project will significantly improve the 18-mi....
Chuck Harvey – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 01, 2018
$270M Widening Project Under Way in Oklahoma
A $270 million Turner Turnpike expansion project, now under way in Oklahoma, includes widening a busy 22-mi. stretch of highway to six lanes on I-44 between Bristow and Tulsa. The project design increases shoulder width and provides a new median barrier wall....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Wed August 01, 2018
Pacific Coast Hwy. Reopens After $54M Cleanup
Exactly 14 months after the earth gave way along Highway 1 at Mud Creek near Big Sur — also known as the Pacific Coast Highway — Caltrans held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 20 to officially reopen the scenic coastal roadway....
